Prosecutor: DeKalb woman made up rape to kill ex-lover

DeKalb County prosecutors began trying their murder case against Victoria Rickman on Tuesday, describing her relationship with her late ex-boyfriend as something so dysfunctional it could’ve been on “The Jerry Springer Show.”

Victoria Rickman (entering courtroom) was denied bond by Judge Courtney L. Johnson during a 2013 hearing in DeKalb County Superior Court in Decatur.

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The defense maintains the shooting happened at Rickman's DeKalb County home on Clifton Road because she was raped, according to Channel 2 Action News. Another option raised in court is that Rickman was enraged that Carter wouldn’t drop a battery charge against her.

Authorities acknowledged the volatile relationship between Rickman and Carter — both had been charged with attacking the other. But the prosecution intends to show the jury that Rickman turned on a man who loved her deeply, Channel 2 reported.

“He loved this woman,” said prosecutor Sheila Ross, “It will be clear William Carter Jr. loved Victoria Rickman up until the moment she shot him.”